Sec. 343.204.  CONSIDERATION OF OBLIGOR'S PAYMENT ABILITY.  (a)  In this section, "obligor" means a person obligated to pay a loan, including a borrower, cosigner, or guarantor.  If more than one person is obligated to pay a loan, the term refers to those persons collectively.
(b)  A lender may not engage in a pattern or practice of extending credit to consumers under high-cost home loans based on the consumers' collateral without regard to the obligor's repayment ability, including the obligor's current and expected income, current obligations, employment status, and other financial resources, other than the obligor's equity in the dwelling that secures repayment of the loan.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 622, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.